And that was one of the reasons the Microsoft's KIN phone failed, the data plan cost too much for the target audience. Plus, the Verizon retail sales people didn't promote it in their stores - which is also probably going to be a problem for WinPhone7, since they will promote Android (and soon iPhone) devices over WP7 devices.

>They just need the teens to get the $ :o)
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>>Ken,
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>>Happy New Year.
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>>I agree re sales. Shame- WP7 is quite a nice UI and the prospect of consistency across apps will be refreshing for anybody who lives in the Android jungle.
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>>Part of the issue is that people aren't as easy to wow as they were when iPhone first came out. And the market now has expectations that prevent serious OS innovation such as form factor constrained by a user's pocket or purse and an overall UI experience that demands consistency across devices. MS was smart to offer Halo etc which definitely is a distinguishing feature, but obviously not enough to cause a groundswell. IMHO MS is going to need a *big* difference point like reliable speech-to-text or a really smart agent (not like that awful paperclip) to create enough zing to cause mass migration. JMHO.